Automobile hood clamp



INVENTOR.

June 30, 1931.

R. G. MOORE AUTOMOBILE- HOOD CLAMP Original Filed Oct. 28, 1924 RHYMUNL'I E. Mums.

1 ATTORNEY- and economically manufactured by'eificient Patented June 30,1931

RAYMOND G. MOORE, or BRIDGEPOR'I, oonnnorxonrynssrenon TdTHEBASSIGK can; 1

. @AU'roMoBILE noon Original application filed ,Qcfiober 28,

The present invention relates to improve iine nts in automobile hood clamps, thepresent application being a 'divisional'a'pplica-l tion of; my former application which matured intoPatent No. 1,637,530," Aug. 2, 1927 The invention relates particularly to hood clamps adapted for heavy usage, as upon 1 trucks or buses, a principal object bein' to provide a clamp of 'thischaracter, n which the barrel is formed of sheetmeta-l pressed to shape.

In accordance with the present embodiment of the invention, itis proposed to provide a sheet metal barrelfhaving integral attachmentportions for securing the same in relation to apart of the hood structure, and

wherebya simple and economical construc- .tion of relatively greatstrength is provided.

- Other objects consist'in providing a device,

of this character, whichmay be conveniently fabricating processes, andin which the bar rel is produced by an improved method "which enables'it to be constructed from sheet. metal and assembl'edwith the hood and the other parts of theclamp, so that the whole structure is of relatively great strength and durability. I With the above and other objects in view,

an embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawingspand this embodiment will be hereinafter more fully, de-

scribed with referencethereto, and the. in-'- vention willbe fi'nally pointed outin the claims. W In the drawings: ,f a v Fig. 1 is a side elevationfof a hood clamp,

7 according ,to, the present embodiment of the partly in section; A

'invention,"and showingin dotted lines the inoperative or uncl'ampedposition thereof Fig. 2 is a front elevation-"of the same,

Fig. 3 is a plan iew ing blank;

Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the blank, after the first forming operation, the same be: lugsat theends'of thebarrelbeing'projected" I a ing bent to U-shape in cross-section, j. I

F1g..5 is atop View of the same;

25,1926. Serial No. 143,946.

' I Fig. 7 is a top view of the same.

fj h barrel for-m5 Fig. 6 is aside-elevation of the blank, at:

ter the final forming operation, the same be- 7 ing bent to tubular form and Simila reference; characters indicate c responding .pparts" thrrmghout the several fig ures of the drawings.

{Referring tothe drawings th inventionjg Part c a ly adap ed for; use with 'hoodsin' hichl ach Side of theisame'comprises a upper hinged flap 10 and a side hinged flap 11, the clamp proper being secured upon the side flap, while th the upper flap. 7

.According tothe presentembodiment of the invention, the cylindrical barrel 12' is 1924, SeriaLiNo. 746,294.. Divided an an; application fild 'bctober 'ir-g 'i 1 -5 e keeperzis secured upon formed I fror'n flat sheet metal, blanked to shape: to provide projecting lugs '13 "andflfl J alongthetop edge and lugs 15' and16 along tl ie botjtomedge; At each end there; arefpro: vided 'projecting fflap I "portions 17 and, 1 8 p aperturedat their'corners, as? at 19', for en If gagementof attaching screws, jthe upper and :lovverfedg'es of the-flaps ,beingfs'paced from i the upper and lo wer'eldges'offthe. b1ank,'and

cut intothe same as at 20'. f v f The blank: is vfirst pressed to .u-shape iii cross-section", [as indicated in Figs. 4' andi5,

I and the same'isthen'pressedinto barrel form, 7 v the upper 'andl'ower' end portions being 1 brought together into-,cyli'ndrical form, while-theflap' portions 17 and 18 are,turned f inwardlyand bent outwardly opposite di-f; 'ree'tion' in'fthe same plane, as f'indicated' in?" eiplunger. and end cap assembly is nowas at QSfWear-WaShers '29 being also pro f vide'dat the innerisi'de or; the lower feap Theclosure caps are slotted, asat 30,fla'nd";

are engagedfover the ends'oftlffe barr'elfthei caps; jasclearlyf'indicated' irf Fig. 2.

A forked toggle lever 81 is pivoted to the eyelet end of the plunger, and includes a forked nose portion 32- engaged at each side ofthe eyelet and pivoted by means of a pivot pin 33, and a ring-shaped handle portion 34.

The clamp is secured to the side hood flap by means of'screws 35, and is adapted to cooperate with a keeper 36 secured to the top hood flap and provided with a projecting hooked portion 37, forked to engage at each side of the plunger beneath the forked nose ends of the toggle lever. The full lines, Fig. 1, and Fig. 2, indicate the clamped position in which the plunger is drawn upwardly with respect to the barrel and the toggle lever is engaged with the keeper with the nose ends forwardly of the vertical line through the pivot and the handle abutting the upper surface of the keeper. The clamp is disengaged by swinging the toggle lever outwardly to release it from the keeper, and permitting the side hood flap to be swung outwardly to the dotted line position, Fig. 11.

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory embodiment of the inven tion, but it will be obvious that changes may be made therein, within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a clamp, a tubular barrel formed of sheet metal bent transversely into tube form, integral extensions extending transversely from each side of said barrel adapted for attachment to a part of the clamped structure, integral projecting lugs at the upper and lower ends of said barrel, and end closure caps engaged over the ends of the barrel to secure the tubular relation thereof and hav ing slots engaged by said lugs, said lugs being bent over upon said caps to secure them.

2. In a clamp, a tubular barrel formed of sheet metal bent transversely into tube form, integral extensions extending transversely from each side of said barrel adapted for attachment to a part of the clamped structure, centrally apertured end closure caps engaged over the ends of said barrel to securethe tubular relation thereof, a spring actuated plunger in said barrel extending through said apertures of said caps, and keeper engaging means mounted upon one end of said plunger.

3. In a clamp, a tubular barrel formed of flat sheet metal bent transversely into form and having slits extending transversely from each end at points spaced from the upper and lower edges, the upper and lower endportions of the barrel above and below said slits being brought together at their vertical edges to form eircumferentially closed tube portions having seams at the inner side of said barrel, and the portions between said slits being bent outwardly and extending transversely from each side of the barrel to form integral attachment portions, the lines of bending of said attachment portions being spaced from each other providing an opening at the seam side of said barrel, and the inner surface of said portions, being inwardly spaced with respect to said tubular end portions, whereby they are adapted to engage and be attached to the surface of a part of the clamped structure to space said tubular end portions outwardly therefrom, said opening being concealed and closed by the clamped structure in the attached relation of the clamp, and said seams of the tubular end portions being disposed toward the clamped structure.

Signed at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, this 5th day of October, 1926.

RAYMOND G. MOORE. 

